9 Acknowledgments

Guix is based on the Nix package manager,
which was designed and
implemented by Eelco Dolstra, with contributions from other people (see
the nix/AUTHORS file in Guix.) Nix pioneered functional package
management, and promoted unprecedented features, such as transactional
package upgrades and rollbacks, per-user profiles, and referentially
transparent build processes. Without this work, Guix would not exist.

The Nix-based software distributions, Nixpkgs and NixOS, have also been
an inspiration for Guix.

GNU Guix itself is a collective work with contributions from a
number of people. See the AUTHORS file in Guix for more
information on these fine people. The THANKS file lists people
who have helped by reporting bugs, taking care of the infrastructure,
providing artwork and themes, making suggestions, and more—thank you!